Duration
27m
Year
2017
Language
English

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Can you believe that the paint used on cars inspired the invention of nail polish in the 1920s? Or that people have been making hair dyes for thousands of years, using everything from boiled walnuts to gold powder? Get ready to learn the strange stories behind inventions you use every day. From the woman who invented kissproof lipstick to the role toothpicks played in the creation of Q-tips, you'll find out how we got the beauty inventions that help us look great.

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"This set is a browsers' delight as well as a rich resource for science or pop-history report writers."
School Library Journal , Series Made Simple

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